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January 25th, 194.4.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hall to lay on table an appropriation of $25,000.00 for said
<br />purpose, was adopted.
<br />S- from Effin~ha~l?tk ~ "I ~eoorted to you sometime ago the City's intention te pave London
<br /> · ., . ~ .. ~t~ ~o the Btadium, and at the preee~t-t~me our plans.have beea completed
<br />to where it is. necessary for me to~ request ~an;~~_i~m 'pg~cover~ this,improvement. There -
<br />fore, I shall appreciate an appropriation cz S~u~.u~ ~r mums purpose.
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<br /> Motion of Mr. Hutchins to concur in the Manager{s request and to lay on ~a-
<br />bls an apuropriation of $?,500.00 ~for said purpose, was adopted.
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<br /> 18th - "The State Board of Compensation has set the salaries of the.~er
<br />mea~t's~Deputi.es at a figure which appears~-~o be slightly lees than the salary o f other en -
<br />~~ oeficers in BheOit~. amd ~ have been advised that if the Council, by resolu~iqn,
<br />~~qu~et this increase,-~heBeardwill allow-the increment which will amount to $960.00,
<br />sn~ t~e ~it~s ~roport~onate part will be.'$320.00.' · .
<br /> I am therefore requesting that the following resolution be .adopted
<br />a~d an appropriation of $320,00 made, subJec~ to the approval of the State Board of Compensa-
<br />tion for these salary increases:
<br /> ~WHEREAS, the deputies to the Sergean~ of ~he,.City
<br /> of Portsmouth ar~ performing efficient and capable ser-
<br /> vioes~ an~
<br /> WHEREAS. the raisiDg of' their~salaries ae~requeste.d
<br /> by.~his resolution, would not be in excess of other eom-
<br /> parable salaries in the City,
<br /> BE IT BEBOLVED, by the Council of the Ci.~y o~ Po~ts-
<br /> mouth,-Virginia, tha~ the State Board of Oompensatien be
<br /> request,ed to ma~e.a~ allowance~of an additional$~60. O0
<br /> to ~he Sergeant~2 Office of the City of Pgrtem~uth~ and
<br /> that the~ City Council hereby appropriate $32G. 00 ae the
<br /> Oity's proportionate part, subject to-the approval o f the
<br /> . Bta~e Board of._Oompensation.'"
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<br /> On motion of Mr. Hutchins, said resolution was adopted.
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<br /> 19~h- "! am in receipt of the following letter from the Child Oars Com-
<br />mittee appointed by the Mayor of the City:
<br />
<br /> 'The Child Care Committee of the O.0.D., at a meeting
<br /> held Wednesday, January 12th, approved a recommendation
<br /> received from the Board of the. Portsmouth Day Nursery,
<br /> thai an offer from th~Fe~eral G~ver~ment ef a~emporary
<br /> building for the Nursery be rejected, and ~hat the City
<br /> Council be asked to appropriate enough money to make ~he
<br /> building originally proposed, possible.
<br /> Trustin~ ~hat this mat~er will be presented to the Coun-
<br /> cil at i~s next meeting, and. tha~ i~ will be approved
<br /> without further delay, I am,
<br /> VBry truly yours,
<br />
<br />~Slgned)
<br />
<br />Emily N. Bpong, Ohairman
<br />Child Care Committee of
<br /> the O.O.D.a
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 20tk- #OnJanuary 22nd, I attended a conference in Richmond, relative
<br />to the City's pending'projects and onelof the most important at ~his specific time as to a de-
<br />cision to be made, is the Day Nursery. ~ ~
<br />
<br /> Pmrsuant to theFederal Works request, Iinvestigat~d a number
<br />of buildings at Dmblin, Va., which were constructed by-the Farm'Security Aclminis~ration.
<br /> The. Government's plan is for us to take one of these buildings
<br />from t~hat~town and~oonstruot it on the lot at Fifth ahd Llncoln~ B~s., as a Ohi!d NurserY, or
<br />they~ offer us a sam of $1~,~OOJ'O0 toward our project, i~ we desire to make a oermanent bmild-
<br />inC. At this time, I would like to discuss with you what prose&ute we shall ~ake."
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<br />On motion ordered filed.
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<br /> 21st - The Mamsger presented his annual report for 19~3 which was, on
<br />motion, ordered filed: "Consistent with pas~ records, I herewith s~bmit my annual report
<br />of the activities of ~he various departments of the City for the year 1953:
<br /> CITY COLLECTOr'S OFFICE
<br /> During the year 1~$3,' there was a 'total collection of $967,~527.17
<br />for taxes~ which was ~inorease over the previous year of $105,0OO,O0, an& it was by a con -
<br />~ert~ed dr~e e~ ~he~eoltection of b~ck t~xes~that many i~orcvemen~s were made during the calen-
<br />dar ~ear by a ca~h outlay, x
<br /> Funds from our auto licenses showe~ a decreas~ of appro imately
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<br /> Our merchants' licenses increased approximately $7,000,00 which
<br />of co~rse was d~* ~o the stimulation Of business within the Oity, caused by the War effort.
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